Terror, Insecurity and Liberty: Illiberal Practices of Liberal Regimes after 9/11

by Didier Bigo

Book Overview

This edited volume questions the widespread resort to illiberal security practices by contemporary liberal regimes since 9/11, and argues that counter-terrorism is embedded into the very logic of the fields of politics and security.

Although recent debate surrounding civil rights and liberties in post-9/11 Europe has focused on the forms, provisions and legal consequences of security-led policies, this volume takes an inter-disciplinary approach...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415490685
• ISBN13: 9780415490689
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"